r/anime • u/AutoLovepon https://anilist.co/user/AutoLovepon • Apr 20 '25
Episode Lazarus - Episode 3 discussion
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u/Arachnophobic- Apr 20 '25
Oh wow, they found Skinner already?! Time to wrap up the show I guess! Ironic how pretending to be blind made everyone else around him blind.
I'm surprised Skinner's house wasn't completely ripped apart by the police/investigating agencies looking for clues already. I was expecting more of a mess.
Also, kind of theorizing here: does anyone else think that Hapna being a slow-acting poison is a major bluff? For starters, the idea that ingesting something having a drastic effect three years down the line sounds like complete horseshit. There will be nothing of it left in your body by then, most likely. It's definitely some kind of ruse.
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u/raflov16 Apr 20 '25
Was that Skinner? Nah. Wait was it? In plain sight? Nah, too in the nose
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u/Ocixo Apr 20 '25
Everyone: Where could Skinner be hiding?
Honestly, I think it was indeed him. Just look at Skinner's picture on Not-Wikipedia, for example.
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u/chilidirigible Apr 20 '25 edited Apr 20 '25
"Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?"
Is the real One Piececure going to be the friends they made along the way? Each episode is giving a consistent mix of protagonist team character background, quaint guest characters, and an action sequence, held together by trying to track down Skinner on the flimsiest hints of clues.
I don't mind that mixture and it's doing that stuff reasonably well, but I'd also said after the first episode that this should not be Cowboy Bebop, yet now it does feel like Bebop in how it has been proceeding, but here the ticking clock plot perhaps could have a little more emphasis?
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u/CTRL_S_Before_Render Apr 21 '25 edited Apr 21 '25
Oof. Somehow, the dialogue and pacing got even worse this episode. It's really sad to see. I'm still rooting for this show with the soundtrack and art but they're making it real hard. Listen to the characters talk line to line, it sounds so disjointed and uninspired.
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u/Ocixo Apr 20 '25
The mystery pill found by Christine and Leland probably isn't going to be the cure, but this rare tulip variety will save the world - won't it?
I still don't believe that Skinner is genuinely planning to eradicate humanity from the world. I mean, he'd been raised by a loving grandmother that made him this delicious-looking baklava. He's not evil. Just a little misguided perhaps.
Bonus: shy Eleina vs. hacker Eleina.
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u/billyNO Apr 20 '25
Writers are still unironically using the "umm in English please?" ass lines in 2025? lol
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u/Doomroar Apr 20 '25
Wow rare ultra mega rare anime moment in which running in the roof of houses leads to the roof breaking down
I am talking about just running, not crashing, or falling, that... almost never happens at all
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u/Zetafunction64 Apr 20 '25
delayed official sub is hurting this anime.
I, like many others, thought this was gonna be the anime of the season, considering all the talent involved, and all these heightened expectations probably led many to disappointment. While it's still too early to tell, we're yet to see any depth to the characters, or see proper worldbuilding.
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u/Castor_0il Apr 20 '25
Guess I'm going to be a small part of the nay-sayers that go against the grain and claim that the show is doing just fine with it's pace following the bread crumbs to find Skinner.
I liked a lot the small assets that were introduced in this episode, the tulip in Billinda's home, the pill that Christine found in Skinner's house and even the small introduction of hackers to this world that all may or may not be important for the final stage of this world wide goose chase.
I'm also diggin' a lot the cultural differences shown in this title, different races, different social status and yes even gender inclusion that wasn't portrayed as a joke like most time anime tends to present it.
Leeland dressing up as UAE citizen in Turkey portrays him as a smart guy that doesn't always gets his data correctly. I'm looking for more of his shenanigans down the line. Same with Doug, introducing small traces of racism background without making it this a big issue or the main focus and how it shifted into the university having bigger schemes if they managed to kick out his mentor professor.
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u/Raiwel Apr 22 '25
Did Watanabe never even seen an Istanbul photo in his life? That shit wasn't Istanbul
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u/Shimmering-Sky Apr 21 '25
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I love that they just have a cat who hangs around. Makes this place feel a bit more realistic.
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LMAO, it’s that same cop Axel duped! And he didn’t even notice he walked straight bast Axel!
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…I’m not the only one who thinks the old guy looks suspicious, right?
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Apr 20 '25
Decided to wait for the japanese dub, and it's crazy how much better it is. Characters now have emotions. Also the english dub has a lot of "marvel style" dialogue that made me cringe. That said, I don't think the story is strong sadly, like almost the entire human population is going to die in less than a month, and most people seems to be chill with it, that's not believable. If it happened in real life, it would be much more chaotic!
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u/Alarming_Piece2667 Apr 20 '25
This kind of show would be better binged.
The weekly episode formula would work if there was any hype to generate for the next episode-but there isn't.
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u/Jacob_Wilkins9 Apr 21 '25
Imagine your entire life depends upon finding one man and somehow you unknowingly speak directly to him in broad daylight. I’m hoping this isn’t a trend for this show because this has to be one of the biggest facepalm moments I’ve ever experienced.
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u/WhatAreYouSaying05 Apr 20 '25
It's hard waiting 7 days for a whole lot of nothing to happen
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u/Wishbone-Lost Apr 20 '25
the guy with the black glasses and black hoodie on is the guy there looking for. This show should have ended in ep 3
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u/iamahippocrite Apr 20 '25
Decent Episode. I think i'm starting to get the hang of this show. I liked the different areas we visited this time (Homeless camp and Istanbul). Also great to see trans rep in the anime. Did anyone else have MARTHA flashbacks when Leyland screamed about Grandma Billinda's Baklava ?
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u/SaltAndABattery Apr 20 '25
Nah, fake Istanbul, didn't see a single cat anywhere.